Scientific Name: Orites milliganii Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region

Common Name: toothed orites

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Proteaceae

Threatened Species Status: Rare

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: Dense, upright, much-branched shrub. Leaves with sharply pointed coarse teeth.

Height (m): 0.5 – 2

Flowers: White, glabrous, sweetly perfumed, profuse and conspicuous. In pairs in terminal spikes.

Fruit: Woody seed follicle – a woody, boat-shaped follicle.

Municipality
Central HighlandsDerwent ValleyHuon ValleyWest Coast
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine Vegetation
Habitat Notes

Local at altitudes above 1200m on mountains near the west coast.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist, Rocky, Windy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Nutrient-poor, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

General Notes

Very prickly and may have application for foot traffic control. Plants best suited to a semi-shaded aspect with well-drained soils which are moist for most of the year. Hardy to most frosts and snowfalls. Has been found to be difficult to establish in cultivation.

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed, Cuttings

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Seed can be collected once follicle starts to turn from green to brown.

Seed Treatment Method

Standard Scatter seed thinly on to damp potting mix. Hold seed in place by covering with more potting mix to approximately the depth of the seed size.

Seed Treatment Notes

Fresh seed germinates easily without treatment.

Cutting & Division Information

Can be grown from cuttings of firm young growth.